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From the cliff top at Siriniki, Yupik hunter, Gennadiy Ankaughiy, keeps an eye out for Walrus in the sea below. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East
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Hunters butchering a walrus on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A bag sewn from the skin of a freshly killed walrus (Tukhtyk), is filled with fresh walrus meat. It will be buried under stones & left to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters preparing to drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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From a hut on the cliff top at Siriniki, Yupik hunter, Valery Skhaugye, keeps an eye out for Walrus in the sea below. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East
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Hunters launch their boat from the the beach as they set out on a walrus hunt from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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From the cliff top at Siriniki, Yupik hunter, Gennadiy Ankaughiy, keeps an eye out for Walrus in the sea below. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East
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A dead walrus is dragged up the beach for butchering at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters butchering a walrus on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters butchering a walrus on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters butchering a walrus on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Valery Kavaugye, a Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). He will fill it with fresh walrus meat & bury it under stones & leave it to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Valery Kavaugye (foreground), a Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). He will fill it with fresh walrus meat & bury it under stones & leave it to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Bags sewn from the skin of a freshly killed walrus (Tukhtyk), is filled with fresh walrus meat. They will be buried under stones & left to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). which is filled with walrus meat & will be buried under stones & left to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A bag sewn from the skin of a freshly killed walrus (Tukhtyk), is filled with fresh walrus meat. It will be buried under stones & left to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki, returning by boat after an autumn Walrus hunt. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki, packing up their gear before going ashore after an autumn walrus hunt. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters preparing to drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A Hunter removes the penis from a dead walrus before butchering the animal on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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From a hut on the cliff top at Siriniki, Yupik hunter, Valery Skhaugye, keeps an eye out for Walrus in the sea below. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East
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Harpoon heads carved from walrus ivory (circa 1000 B.C. - 1000.A.D.) Bering Strait, Chukotka, Russia. 2002
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Harpoon stabiliser carved from walrus ivory (circa 1000 B.C.-1000.A.D.) Bering Strait, Chukotka, Russia 2002
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Walrus ivory carving by native artist Edward Tatchenko (1985).Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002
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Hunters launch their boat from the the beach as they set out on an autumn walrus hunt from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A hunter prepares to drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt, close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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The head of a butchered walrus lies on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Knives & a sharpening stone lie on the carcass of a walrus being butchered by hunters on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters butchering a walrus on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A hunter with blood covered hands, sharpens his knife on a stone while butchering a walrus on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Valery Kavaugye (foreground), a Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). He will fill it with fresh walrus meat & bury it under stones & leave it to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). He will fill it with fresh walrus meat & bury it under stones & leave it to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A bag sewn from the skin of a freshly killed walrus (Tukhtyk), is filled with fresh walrus meat. It will be buried under stones & left to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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A bag sewn from the skin of a freshly killed walrus (Tukhtyk), is filled with fresh walrus meat. It will be buried under stones & left to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki, setting out by boat on an autumn Walrus hunt. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki, retrieving a float attached to a dead walrus during an autumn hunt. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters preparing to haul a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt near the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters preparing to drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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Hunters drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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After an autumn walrus hunt, hunters drive their boat up onto the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
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